Krimpen Aan De Lek
51°53′35″N 4°37′39″E / 51.89306°N 4.62750°E
Krimpen aan de Lek in 1867.
Krimpen aan de Lek is a village on the Lek River in the municipality of Krimpenerwaard, province of South Holland, the Netherlands. It had 6,607 inhabitants in 2008.
The name Krimpen comes from the archaic word "Krempener", meaning "river crossing". Therefore, Krimpen aan de Lek means "Crossing on the Lek".
Krimpen aan de Lek is a quiet and scenic village with 3 elementary schools.
Krimpen aan de Lek was a separate municipality until 1985, when it merged with Lekkerkerk to create the new municipality of Nederlek.
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Krimpen ad Lek, church -
Krimpen ad Lek, water tower -
Krimpen ad Lek, view to a street
References
- ^ Gemeente op maat, CBS, 2006
- ^ Gemeentegids 2008 Nederlek
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
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